Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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